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@fromeof said:
Below my answers to your questions:How many weeks did i start preparing before the exam?
This really depends on the paper, I’d say a couple of months is generally enough for one single exam
During weekdays wat time did u finish work and how many hours did you do during weeksdays?
To prepare these 2 exams, started mid of April, on average 2 hrs a day from Monday to Friday starting at 6 pm
On weekends how many hours did u do? 10/12 hrs on a weekend
How did u study? Coutse notes first and then exam and practice kit?
ONLY study text (one of those suggested by ACCA) + technical articles + past exam papers
Did u make notes or only read?
Just read
Any more tips ot advise you use which you think would be relevant?Further advise based on my experience:
– skim through the whole chapter before starting to read, just familiarise with the headers and bold writing within the chapter;
– make links between topics, look at the big picture, dive into details as long it is required to understand a concept, but get back to the surface as soon as you grasped it, do not let yourself get bogged down by details;
– do not put to much effort on memorising as few questions only require you to list;
– build up mental images, it will help you remember concepts rather than written words.Hope this is helpful and best of luck!
Damn son. That’s some hardcore weekends. Are these tips applicable to P2? Studying for that is different from P5 which is heavy on the reading.
2nd attempt. Passed with 57 marks. First attempt was about 45 if I am not mistaken.
What I did differently:
1) Attempted all sections of the questions. I only attempted two questions the last time round. Very important to make an attempt for all. It really boosts your chances.
2) FINALLY I took time management seriously and forced myself to move on to the next question when I was going beyond the time I had allocated for that question.
3) In my revision this time round I placed focus on understanding the requirements of the question and subsequently answering the question concisely. Previously I focused too much on studying the material and then trying to regurgitate information.
4) Read the more recent ACCA student articles for the topic.I also had my self-made notes from my previous attempt at P5 in Dec 2015. So I could just revise the material and focus more on practising questions.